Shoshana Bush

California girl Shoshana Bush endured the impossible -- a childhood without television. Who does that anymore? As the star of Dance Flick, the latest exercise in spoof comedies from the Wayans family, Shoshana dances for laughs, and we are openly applauding her efforts. Is that enough to convince her to put us on speed dial? Let's hope so.

Appeal

Shoshana Bush's dancer-toned body and long blond hair would make her a very fun dance-off partner. We're positive that there are a lot of men who wouldn't mind a private dance of their own with Shoshana, but she's selective about the guys she lets into her dating circle. Sandals and socks are an instant out (we agree), and nice guys are usually in. Our apologies to the bad boys out there. Don't worry, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan are still open for business.

Where aphrodisiacs are concerned, it's not chocolate, oysters, a Fabio poster, or a Kenny G tune that melts Shoshana Bush like butter. It's scent association -- specifically, a scent that she can positively associate with a man that she likes. Shoshana also cites The Hanson Brothers, Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Macaulay Culkin as her biggest celebrity crushes. While we're not sure if they would pass our smell test, we'll give her the benefit of the doubt since she also has eyes for Angelina Jolie.

Success

Only in the first chapter of her Hollywood acting career, Shoshana Bush appears to be enrolled in the Anna Faris School of Acting. After taking early TV roles on shows like CSI: Miami and Ghost Whisperer and dabbling in small films like Lie to Me and Palo Alto, CA, Shoshana is using spoof movies -- primarily Dance Flick -- as a career launching pad, and she just might make it. Just like Anna Faris, Shoshana is perfectly willing to make fun of herself on camera, an important comedic skill that automatically differentiates her from other actresses who are too serious or self-important to take the brunt of an on-screen joke.

While Shoshana Bush has a background in theater and dancing that makes her a natural fit for entertainment, she's one of the few stars who didn't have the privilege of television as a child. Once banned from watching it, she's now making up for lost time and regularly indulges in the highest quality television programming available -- reality TV. We know that Pamela Anderson could recommend a few favorites, but for now, Shoshana is hooked on The Hills and The City.

Shoshana Bush Biography

Raised in the Marin County region of California, Shoshana Bush's parents banned her from watching television, encouraging her to be outside staying active. Say what? Instead of regular dates with a bag of Cheetos and Wheel of Fortune, Shoshana took up dancing, singing and acting. Before long, she was a regular in musical theater productions and danced her way into a hip-hop squad called Future Shock.

While her intentions and aspirations were healthy, they weren't always kindly received. Shoshana Bush openly states that her dance teachers discouraged her from making a career out of performing, while her classmates at Redwood High School regularly tormented her with late-night phone pranks. As a result, she dropped out at 16 and moved to Los Angeles to land a full-blown acting career and prove that high school underdogs always come out on top.

shoshana bush stars on csi: miami and moonlight

Upon her arrival in Los Angeles, Shoshana Bush split her time between completing her high school equivalency and chasing an acting career. The latter pursuit appeared to take an early lead when she won her first television role in 2005, a guest spot on David Caruso's CSI: Miami. Unfortunately, her role as "Teenage Girl in Bank" wasn't enough to move Hollywood mountains, and Shoshana waited two long years until her next gig, another television guest appearance, this time on the supernatural-themed Moonlight about a vampire-turned-private eye.

In the same year as her appearance on Moonlight, Shoshana Bush ventured into feature films, starting in the safer arena of independent cinema, and netting positive results in the process. 2007's Palo Alta, CA, a drama about former college friends bonding through their small-town existence, cast Shoshana in a supporting role, and the film was an official selection of New York's Tribeca Film Festival. Next up for the actress was Lie to Me in 2008, another indie drama about an open relationship gone terribly wrong (don't they all). The film starred Brandon Routh, better known as Superman in Superman Returns, and it screened in Shoshana's hometown at the Tiburon International Film Festival.

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In 2009, Shoshana Bush took further strides down her career path with more work in television and movies. First, she returned to television to guest star on Jennifer Love Hewitt's TV series, Ghost Whisperer, before jumping back to the big screen in high-flying fashion with a small role in Fired Up. The latter was about two guys going to cheerleader camp to meet women, a good idea when the women at said camp include AnnaLynne McCord and Sarah Roemer.

Having watched patiently as other actors enjoyed lead roles in her various acting projects, Shoshana Bush finally got to sink her teeth into her first lead role in the summer of 2009. In Dance Flick, she played Megan, an aspiring dancer who finds a partner and a surprise relationship with a badass street dancer (Damon Wayans Jr.). In the film, Shoshana and the cast poked fun at popular dance movies like Save the Last Dance and High School Musical -- also poking fun at various celebrities and staples of current pop culture. Because of her lack of television viewing experience, Shoshana immediately embarked on a TV viewing binge and became a regular visitor of Perez Hilton's infamous web home. To further prepare, she also studied the physical habits of Julia Stiles and adopted a few of Drew Barrymore's ditzy personality quirks to make her role authentic and appropriately goofy. Where that goofiness takes Shoshana Bush remains to be seen, but this young, agile and self-deprecating young actress has an ideal mix of cuteness and energy that makes us curious to see more.